About $2700 more than I have..
Everything needs harder springs, stiffer damping in both directions. Rear ride height needs elevating. May as well just get some Ohlins forks. I'm guessing 4k ? LOL
No I didn't, sounds like a good idea though. Cartridge forks FTW. Did they put the vfr front wheel in ? I like the wheels..
Just sent him the forks, one of them had blown a seal due to the spring being installed upside down by someone else and scraping around in the leg causing metal filings to be everywhere. He turned it around in about 3 days.
It is a bit of money and people wonder why I would spend so much on such an old bike, but I still think they are a great bike and it was one of the performance mods I could do. I'm saving up to have the rear done as well, cos the current one is poked.
Yeah, mine is getting well past it in the rear, there's a squeek from one of the links each time I hit a bump too that is starting to worry me.
Thought I'd just quickly do the rear brake pads today. Quickly remembered why I hadn't done them yet...
The retaining pin plug was seized in solid, so had to take the whole caliper off which meant that I also had to fix the completely rounded off bleed screw (all done before my time)...
Ended up with an impact driver on the plug. Had a replacement bleed screw so filed flats onto it, carefully dosed the thing in WD40 for a while and then stuck the entire caliper onto a hot-plate before clamping the bleed screw in the vice and turning the caliper around it. Worked a treat but took some doing...
Bled out all the old brake fluid and replaced with new, pretty grim job on your own. Lots of gunk, really milky brown sludgey fluid. New seals etc. for rear caliper and master cylinder added to the list of bits to get along with the front master cylinder seals. Bleargh.
my least favourite job. Ive got two front caliper rebuild kits on the way from David Silver: they were 20 quid each (say $30NZ) But they have them. I couldnt be arsed even asking the Honda shop: you want what? for a what? what is that, a dirt bike? its how old? mate, you're dreeeeeeemin'
I thought elections were decided by angry posts on social media. - F5 Dave
Malcolm at EconoHonda in TeAroha can be you friend.
He has heaps of Honda parts and can easily source from offshore too.
From my terrible memory and the quick glance I had It was the CBR wheel.
Makes sense too as all the brakes would be great and work without pissing around and the whole lot is probably way lighter.
You are right about VFR wheels, they do look good.
I've had nothing but good from him.
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